relief worker
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreliefandworker
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relief
noun
uk/rɪˈliːf/us/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɜː.kər/us/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofreliefandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Just think of that—onereliefworkerto supervise the relief of no fewer than 50,000 refugees.
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It appears that the authors bemoaned the arrogance and insensitivity of the relief workers.
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He mentions in the preface to his play that areliefworkerhad arrived at a village which had been recently destroyed.
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Professional experts and volunteer relief workers also exercised authority.
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With the help of foreign missionaries, he supervised what one internationalreliefworkercalled one of the most effective and efficient distributions of relief materials in history.
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Ultimately these accounts suggest a kind of self-realisation on the part of relief workers.
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This might be feasible and useful in populations that are certain to encounter severe stress, for example, soldiers to be deployed in combat, or disaster relief workers.
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To their credit, the relief workers are prepared to face these risks.
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It applies to business men, journalists and relief workers.
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Regarding the figures that were given, many of the relief workers regarded them as very conservative.
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But help cannot be provided unless there is a safe environment for relief workers.
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The voluntary agencies, their field officers and relief workers are doing fantastic work.
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By now, there should be hundreds of relief workers in place and food sorties every day.
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These missions also looked into the security measures envisaged for relief workers and humanitarian operations - evacuation plans and other such difficult issues.
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Offers of assistance from doctors, nurses and relief workers around the country have been wasted because the understaffed disaster unit has been unable to process them.
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We want these to be considered in the category of relief workers for the injury done to them.
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The second requirement is for both the troops and the relief workers on the ground to be protected in the most thorough, systematic and sustained way possible.
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I should like to pay tribute to the dedication of relief workers of many different nationalities, including the countries concerned.
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It is a relentless, merciless world for the relief workers from all countries, who cannot switch over, as we television viewers can, to the other channel.
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We shall continue to call upon all parties to the fighting to observe humanitarian conventions and to allow relief workers to carry out their essential tasks.
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